Index Town Wall Rock Climbs

Back in 1993/94, I compiled a guidebook to this climbing area
in Index, Washington (1 hour NE of Seattle on highway 2).
It is still available at the Index General Store, for about $10.
There is no copyright on this climbing guide, and it is in 8.5" x 11"
format, so you can also make your own copies if you can find someone
with a decent original.

I let the guide go generally out of print, because Darryl Cramer was
working on an updated guide which I thought might be available soon
(although he advised me otherwise!). Like most guides, it took awhile
for it to be finished, and I found out in June 2000 that it has been
released.

If you're a dealer, and you want to sell the book, you can
contact him at:

Sky Valley Press
11540 Palatine Ave North
Seattle, WA 98133

2008 update: Sky Valley Rock observed available on the shelf
for sale at REI in Seattle.

Scans from the 1993+ guidebook

Here is a wide selection of scanned pages from the "1993+" guidebook.
All are scanned at 300DPI, without being customized for viewing or
printing. They are mixed portrait and landscape mode.
Pages without *** routes were left out at present.

first ascent and FFA infoNote: the FA and FFA dates from the 1980s may be somewhat inaccurate.
They are based on what was reported to magazines, which was sometimes
well after the route had been climbed, and in some cases before the
climbs had been completed.

1997 - Chris Schlotfeldt free the remaining aid from Narrow Arrow
Overhang - 5.12d. This involved some difficult stemming in the "C3" section
on the first pitch of the old topo (previously freed at 5.11b),
and then tricky arete slaps in the old "A2" section
just below the 5.12a roof. On his free lead, he led from the ground
to a few moves above the 5.12a roof, where the crack peters out.
Note: apparently other people have freed the old A2 section during the 90s
as well; it was even bolted recently....
Narrow Overhang free topofull description

spring/2006 - Mike Schaefer made a redpoint lead of City Park.
This was the first redpoint lead. When Todd Skinner first freed it,
some of the pro was left in place from a previous attempt that day.
brief report on cc.com.
Photo in Climbing #250, August 2006.

2007 - for folks possibly looking for basic info on the routes, or
routes by type and rating, I have added route lists from the original
1993 guide, with a few ratings corrections as given above. The route names
and first ascent names should
also be available to web searches as well.